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May 21st - Happy Birthday Mr. T
Today is Monday, May 21, the 142nd day of 2012. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland; Earhart's achievement came on the fifth anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's solo flight to France.
On this date:
In 293, Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy.
In 878, Syracuse, Italy, is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
In 879, Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state.
In 996, Sixteen-year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
In 1349, Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty.
In 1471, King Henry VI of England died in the Tower of London at age 49.
In 1502, The island of Saint Helena is discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova.
In 1542, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died while searching for gold along the Mississippi River.
In 1554, A royal Charter is granted to Derby School as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England, by Queen Mary I.
In 1674, The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
In 1725, The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
In 1758, Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. (She would be returned some six and a half years later.)
In 1809, The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held.
In 1851, Slavery is abolished in Colombia, South America.
In 1856, Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.
In 1863, American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.
In 1863, Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan.
In 1864, Russia declares an end to the Russian-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
In 1871, French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week" some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
In 1871, Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi-Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
In 1879, War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
In 1881, The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C..
In 1892, the opera "Pagliacci," by Ruggero Leoncavallo, premiered in Milan, Italy.
In 1894, The Manchester Ship Canal in England is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams.
In 1904, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
In 1911, Mexican President Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, and thus concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
In 1917, The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is established through Royal Charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military forces.
In 1917, The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people and leading to only fatality (due to heart attack).
In 1924, University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing".
In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33½ hours.
In 1934, Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
In 1937, A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
In 1939, The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa.
In 1941, a German U-boat sank the American merchant steamship SS Robin Moor in the South Atlantic after allowing the ship's passengers and crew to board lifeboats.
In 1946, Physicist Louis Slotin is fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
In 1951, The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition, a gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.
In 1956, the United States exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
In 1959, the musical "Gypsy," inspired by the life of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, opened on Broadway with Ethel Merman starring as Mama Rose.
In 1961, American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out.
In 1966, The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
In 1969, Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student.
In 1972, Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth, who shouted out that he was Jesus Christ.
In 1976, The Yuba City bus disaster occurs in Martinez, California, 29 people are killed which makes it the deadliest road accident in U.S. history.
In 1979, White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
In 1981, Irish Republican hunger strikers Raymond McCreesh and Patsy O’Hara die on hunger strike in Maze prison.
In 1981, The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries.
In 1982, Falklands War: British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton lead to the Battle of San Carlos Bay.
In 1990, The Democratic Republic of Yemen and North Yemen agree to merge into the Republic of Yemen.
In 1991, Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras.
In 1991, Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end.
In 1994, The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessful attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out.
In 1996, The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000.
In 1996, The Trappist Martyrs of Atlas, kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War and held for two months, are found dead.
In 1998, In Miami, Florida, five abortion clinics are hit by a butyric acid attacker.
In 2001, French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
In 2003, An earthquake hits northern Algeria killing more than 2,000 people.
In 2005, The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
In 2006, The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The Montenegrin people choose independence with a majority of 55%.
In 2010, JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
Ten years ago: The State Department named seven states as sponsors of terror, with Iran at the top of the list; the report said that Sudan and Libya had taken some steps — but not enough — to "get out of the business." (The other countries named were Iraq, North Korea, Cuba and Syria.)
Five years ago: The Supreme Court ruled that parents didn't need to hire a lawyer to sue public school districts over their children's special education needs. The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert for the diabetes drug Avandia, marketed by GlaxoSmithKline, which disputed a report saying it was linked to a greater risk of heart attack.
One year ago: The apocalypse did not arrive, despite the prophecy of 89-year-old Christian broadcast group operator Harold Camping, who had been predicting the rolling global destruction of Judgment Day for years. Shackleford won the Preakness, holding off a late charge from Kentucky Derby-winner Animal Kingdom to win as a 12-1 underdog.
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Re: May 21st
Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 71. Rock musician Hilton Valentine (The Animals) is 69. Actor Richard Hatch ("Battlestar Galactica") is 67. Musician Bill Champlin is 65. Singer Leo Sayer is 64. Actress Carol Potter is 64. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 61. Actor Mr. T is 60. Music producer Stan Lynch is 57. Actor Judge Reinhold is 55. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 53. Actor Brent Briscoe is 51. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 46. Actress Fairuza Balk is 38. Rock singer-musician Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 38. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 38. Actress Ashlie Brillault is 25. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 22. Actress Sarah Ramos is 21.
Other notable birthdays, May 21:
1923, Ara Parseghian, American football coach
1923, Evelyn Ward, American actress
1929, Alice Drummond, American actress
1929, Larance Marable, American jazz drummer
1941, Bobby Cox, American baseball manager and former player
1942, Danny Ongais, American race car driver
1943, Hilton Valentine, British guitarist (The Animals)
1944, Mary Robinson, President of Ireland
1947, Jonathan Hyde, Australian-born actor
1954, Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer
1955, Stan Lynch, American drummer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
1960, Kent Hrbek, American baseball player
1960, Jeffrey Toobin, American writer and political analyst
1963, Kevin Shields, American-born Irish vocalist and guitarist (My Bloody Valentine)
1963, Dave Specter, American Chicago blues and jazz guitarist
1964, Danny Lee Clark, American football player
1964, Carolyn Lawrence, American actress
1970, Dorsey Levens, American football player
1973, Stewart Cink, American golfer
1975, Lee Gaze, Welsh guitarist (Lostprophets)
1976, Deron Miller, American singer, guitarist and songwriter (CKY)
1977, Ricky Williams, American football player
1978, Adam Gontier, Canadian singer (Three Days Grace)
1978, Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player
1981, Josh Hamilton, American baseball player
1984, Brandon Fields, American football player
1985, Andrew Miller, American baseball player
1986, Myra, American singer
1986, Alexander Noyes, American drummer (Honor Society)
1994, Stephen Betts, keyboardist for the Associates
Born on this day, May 21, passed away:
1688, Alexander Pope, English poet (d. 1744)
1844, Henri Rousseau, French artist (d. 1910)
1851, Léon Bourgeois, French statesman, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1925)
1898, Armand Hammer, American businessman and physician (d. 1990)
1901, Sam Jaffe, American film producer (d. 2000)
1902, Earl Averill, American baseball player (d. 1983)
1904, Robert Montgomery, American actor (d. 1981)
1904, Fats Waller, American pianist (d. 1943)
1907, John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)
1912, Monty Stratton, American baseball player (d. 1982)
1916, Harold Robbins, American novelist (d. 1997)
1917, Raymond Burr, Canadian actor (d. 1993)
1918, Dennis Day, American singer and comedian (d. 1988)
1920, Anthony Steel, British actor (d. 2001)
1920, Bill Barber, American jazz tuba player(d. 2007)
1921, Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist (d. 1989)
1924, Peggy Cass, American actress (d. 1999)
1926, Robert Creeley, American poet (d. 2005)
1928, Tom Donahue, American disc jockey (d. 1975)
1930, Tommy Bryant, American jazz double-bassist (d. 1982)
1932, Billy Wright, American jump blues singer (d. 1991)
1938, Lee "Shot" Williams, American blues singer (d. 2011)
1960, Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)
1967, Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2007)
1972, The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (d. 1997)
1985, Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (d. 2012)
Notable deaths, May 21:
1542, Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer (b. 1496 or 1497)
1664, Elizabeth Poole, English-born Puritan settler and founder of Taunton, Mass. (b. 1588)
1862, John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827)
1935, Jane Addams, American social worker, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1860)
1949, Klaus Mann, German writer (b. 1906)
1952, John Garfield, American actor (b. 1913)
1973, Vaughn Monroe, American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader (b. 1911)
1981, Raymond McCreesh, Irish hunger striker (b. 1957)
1981, Patsy O'Hara, Irish hunger striker (b. 1957)
1988, Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (b. 1900)
1991, Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (b. 1944)
1995, Les Aspin, American politician (b. 1938)
1996, Paul Delph, American singer, songwriter and producer (b. 1957)
1996, Lash LaRue, American actor (b. 1917)
2000, Barbara Cartland, English author (b. 1901)
2000, Sir John Gielgud, British actor (b. 1904)
2005, Howard Morris, American comic actor and director (b. 1919)
2006, Spencer Clark, American racecar driver (b. 1987)
2006, Katherine Dunham, American dancer (b. 1909)
2006, Billy Walker, American singer (b. 1929)
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland.
One year ago: President Barack Obama and other world leaders meeting in
Chicago locked in place an Afghanistan exit path that would keep their troops fighting there for two more years. Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi (dah-ROON' RAH'-vee), who'd used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then committed suicide, was sentenced to 30 days in jail (he served 20). A Yemeni man detonated a bomb during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing 96 fellow soldiers; al-Qaida's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility. Grammy-winning polka great Eddie Blazonczyk, 70, died in Palos Heights, Ill.
Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 72. Rock musician Hilton Valentine (The Animals) is 70. Actor Richard Hatch is 68. Musician Bill Champlin is 66. Singer Leo Sayer is 65. Actress Carol Potter is 65. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 62. Actor Mr. T is 61. Music producer Stan Lynch is 58. Actor Judge Reinhold is 56. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 54. Actor Brent Briscoe is 52. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 47. Actress Fairuza Balk is 39. Rock singer-musician Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 39. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 39. Actress Ashlie Brillault is 26. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 23. Actress Sarah Ramos is 22.
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Re: May 21st
Today is Wednesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2014. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1924, in a case that drew much notoriety, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a "thrill killing" carried out by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (Bobby's cousin). Both men received life sentences; Loeb was killed by a fellow prison inmate in 1936 while Leopold was paroled in 1958, dying in 1971.
Today in History -- Wednesday, May 21 (Ron Isley, Richard Hatch of both Battlestar Galacticas, Sen. Al Franken, Mr. T, Stan Lynch, Judge Reinhold, Fairuza Balk)
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Today is Wednesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2014. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1924, in a case that drew much notoriety, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a "thrill killing" carried out by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (Bobby's cousin). Both men received life sentences; Loeb was killed by a fellow prison inmate in 1936 while Leopold was paroled in 1958, dying in 1971.
On this date:
In 1471, King Henry VI of England died in the Tower of London at age 49.
In 1542, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died while searching for gold along the Mississippi River.
In 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
In 1892, the opera "Pagliacci," by Ruggero Leoncavallo, premiered in Milan, Italy.
In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.
In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland.
In 1941, a German U-boat sank the American merchant steamship SS Robin Moor in the South Atlantic after the ship's passengers and crew were allowed to board lifeboats.
In 1956, the United States exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
In 1959, the musical "Gypsy," inspired by the life of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, opened on Broadway with Ethel Merman starring as Mama Rose.
In 1972, Michelangelo's Pieta, on display at the Vatican, was damaged by a hammer-wielding man who shouted he was Jesus Christ.
In 1982, during the Falklands War, British amphibious forces landed on the beach at San Carlos Bay.
In 1991, former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated during national elections by a suicide bomber.
Ten years ago: The U.N. Security Council approved a peacekeeping force of 5,600 troops for Burundi to help the African nation finally end a 10-year civil war. Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp., struggling to survive, announced it would cut 11,000 jobs.
Five years ago: A day after the Senate voted to keep the Guantanamo prison camp open, President Barack Obama made his case for closing the facility, denouncing what he called "fear-mongering" by political opponents; Obama made his case moments before former Vice President Dick Cheney delivered his own address defending the Bush administration's creation of the camp. A 66-year-old woman with terminal cancer became the first person to die under Washington state's new assisted suicide law.
One year ago: Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman told the Senate Finance Committee he first learned in the spring of 2012 that agents had improperly targeted political groups that vehemently opposed President Barack Obama's policies, saying he decided to let the inspector general look into the matter. Singer Kellie Pickler and pro partner Derek Hough were named "Dancing With the Stars" champions.
Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 73. Rock musician Hilton Valentine (The Animals) is 71. Actor Richard Hatch is 69. Musician Bill Champlin is 67. Singer Leo Sayer is 66. Actress Carol Potter is 66. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 63. Actor Mr. T is 62. Music producer Stan Lynch is 59. Actor Judge Reinhold is 57. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 55. Actor Brent Briscoe is 53. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 48. Actress Fairuza Balk is 40. Rock singer-musician Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 40. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 40. Actress Ashlie Brillault is 27. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 24. Actress Sarah Ramos is 23.
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Today is Thursday, May 21, the 141st day of 2015. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis monoplane near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.
Ten years ago: Afleet Alex regained his footing and his drive after being cut off by Scrappy T in a frightening collision and breezed home to win the Preakness Stakes; Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo finished third. The Belgian film "The Child" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Comedic actor Howard Morris died in Hollywood at age 85.
Five years ago: President Barack Obama directed the government to set the first-ever mileage and pollution limits for big trucks and to tighten rules for future cars and SUVs. Citing overwhelming evidence that North Korea had sunk a South Korean warship, the Cheonan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned the reclusive communist state of consequences.
One year ago: With outrage mounting over veterans' health care, President Barack Obama declared that misconduct alleged at VA hospitals would not be tolerated. China signed a $400 billion gas deal with Russia, binding Moscow more closely to Beijing amid international sanctions for Russian actions in Ukraine. Wendell Scott became the first African-American driver to be elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 74. Rock musician Hilton Valentine (The Animals) is 72. Actor Richard Hatch is 70. Musician Bill Champlin is 68. Singer Leo Sayer is 67. Actress Carol Potter is 67. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 64. Actor Mr. T is 63. Music producer Stan Lynch is 60. Actor Judge Reinhold is 58. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 56. Actor Brent Briscoe is 54. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 49. Actress Fairuza Balk is 41. Rock singer-musician Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 41. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 41. Actor David Ajala (TV: "Black Box") is 29. Actress Ashlie Brillault is 28. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 25. Actress Sarah Ramos is 24.
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Re: May 21st - Happy Birthday Mr. T
Today is Saturday, May 21, the 142nd day of 2016. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis monoplane near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.
Ten years ago: Iraq's new prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki (NOO'-ree ahl-MAHL'-ih-kee), promised to use "maximum force" if necessary to end the brutal insurgent and sectarian violence racking his country. Anthony Bell of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was charged with shooting to death his wife and four of her relatives. (Bell was later convicted of murder and sentenced to death.) Katherine Dunham, a pioneering dancer, author and civil rights activist, died in New York City at age 96. Grand Ole Opry legend Billy Walker died in a traffic accident along an Alabama interstate highway; he was 77.
Five years ago: The apocalypse did not arrive, despite the prophecy of 89-year-old Christian broadcast group operator Harold Camping, who had been predicting the rolling global destruction of Judgment Day for years. Shackleford won the Preakness, holding off a late charge from Kentucky Derby-winner Animal Kingdom to win as a 12-1 underdog.
One year ago: Four Malaysian navy ships began searching for stranded boat people in the first official rescue operation since desperate migrants started washing up on Southeast Asia's shores. The Family Research Council said it had accepted the resignation of Josh Duggar in the wake of the reality TV star's apology for unspecified bad behavior as a young teen. (Duggar later admitted molesting five underage girls as a teenager, including two of his sisters, cheating on his wife and being addicted to pornography; those revelations led to the cancellation of the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting.")
Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 75. Rock musician Hilton Valentine (The Animals) is 73. Actor Richard Hatch is 71. Musician Bill Champlin is 69. Singer Leo Sayer is 68. Actress Carol Potter is 68. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 65. Actor Mr. T is 64. Music producer Stan Lynch is 61. Actor Judge Reinhold is 59. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 57. Actor Brent Briscoe is 55. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 50. Actress Fairuza Balk is 42. Rock singer-musician Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 42. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 42. Actor Sunkrish Bala (TV: "Castle") is 32. Actor David Ajala is 30. Actress Ashlie Brillault is 29. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 26. Actress Sarah Ramos is 25.
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Today is Sunday, May 21, the 141st day of 2017. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis monoplane near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.
Ten years ago: The Supreme Court ruled that parents didn't need to hire a lawyer in order to sue public school districts over their children's special education needs. The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert for the diabetes drug Avandia, marketed by GlaxoSmithKline, which disputed a report saying it was linked to a greater risk of heart attack.
Five years ago: President Barack Obama and other world leaders meeting in Chicago locked in place an Afghanistan exit path that would keep their troops fighting there for two more years. Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi (dah-ROON' RAH'-vee), who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then committed suicide, was sentenced to 30 days in jail (he served 20 days). A Yemeni man detonated a bomb during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing 96 fellow soldiers; al-Qaida's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility. Grammy-winning polka great Eddie Blazonczyk, 70, died in Palos Heights, Ill.
One year ago: President Barack Obama departed on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia, part of his effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic and security cooperation. The U.S. conducted a drone strike in Afghanistan that killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansour. Exaggerator seized the lead at the top of the stretch, splashing past a tiring Nyquist and went on for a 3 1/2-length victory over Cherry Wine in the Preakness.
Today's Birthdays — May 21: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 76. Rock musician Hilton Valentine (The Animals) is 74. Musician Bill Champlin is 70. Singer Leo Sayer is 69. Actress Carol Potter is 69. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 66. Actor Mr. T is 65. Music producer Stan Lynch is 62. Actor Judge Reinhold is 60. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 58. Former MLB player Kent Hrbek is 57. Attorney and CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin is 57. Actor Brent Briscoe is 56. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 51. Former NFL player Dorsey Levens is 47. Pro golfer Stewart Cink is 44. Actress Fairuza Balk is 43. Rock singer-musician Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 43. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 43. Former NBA player Jamaal Magloire is 39. Former MLB player Josh Hamilton is 36. Actor Sunkrish Bala is 33. MLB pitcher Andrew Miller (Cleveland Indians) is 32. Actor David Ajala is 31. Actress Ashlie Brillault is 30. Country singer Cody Johnson is 30. Actress-singer Emily Robins is 28. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 27. Actress Sarah Ramos is 26.
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Today is Monday, May 21, the 141st day of 2018. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis monoplane near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.
On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland.
10 years ago in 2008: Oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time and gas prices climbed above $3.80 a gallon. Israel and Syria unexpectedly announced the resumption of peace talks after an eight-year break. David Cook won "American Idol" in a landslide over David Archuleta. Lou Pearlman, manager of Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, is sentenced to 25 years in prison on four federal charges: two counts of conspiracy, money laundering and using false statements in a bankruptcy proceeding.
9 years ago in 2009: President Barack Obama made his case for closing the Guantanamo prison camp, denouncing what he called fear-mongering by political opponents; Obama made his case moments before former Vice President Dick Cheney delivered his own address defending the Bush administration's creation of the facility. Former Pfc. Steven Dale Green, convicted of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family, was spared the death penalty after jurors in Paducah, Ky. couldn't agree unanimously on a punishment. A 66-year-old woman with terminal cancer became the first person to die under Washington state's new assisted suicide law.
8 years ago in 2010: President Barack Obama directed the government to set the first-ever mileage and pollution limits for big trucks and to tighten rules for future cars and SUVs. Citing overwhelming evidence that North Korea had sunk a South Korean warship, the Cheonan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned the reclusive communist state of consequences. JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
7 years ago in 2011: The apocalypse did not arrive, despite the prophecy of 89-year-old Christian broadcast group operator Harold Camping, who had been predicting the rolling global destruction of Judgment Day for years. Shackleford won the Preakness, holding off a late charge from Kentucky Derby-winner Animal Kingdom to win as a 12-1 underdog. Bernard Hopkins, at age 46, becomes the oldest fighter to win a major world championship, taking the WBC light heavyweight title from Jean Pascal in Montreal.
6 years ago in 2012: President Barack Obama and other world leaders meeting in Chicago locked in place an Afghanistan exit path that would keep their troops fighting there for two more years. A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others. a New Jersey judge sentenced former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail, 300 hours of community service, three years' probation and ordered him to contribute $10,000 to an organization that helps victims of bias crimes. Ravi had been convicted of invasion of privacy and other charges for using a webcam to spy on his gay college roommate, Tyler Clementi, who later killed himself by jumping off a bridge. A Yemeni man detonated a bomb during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing 96 fellow soldiers; al-Qaida's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility. Grammy-winning polka great Eddie Blazonczyk, 70, died in Palos Heights, Ill.
5 years ago in 2013: Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman told the Senate Finance Committee he first learned in the spring of 2012 that agents had improperly targeted political groups that vehemently opposed President Barack Obama's policies, saying he decided to let the inspector general look into the matter. Singer Kellie Pickler and pro partner Derek Hough were named "Dancing with the Stars" champions.
4 years ago in 2014: With outrage mounting over veterans' health care, President Barack Obama declared that misconduct alleged at VA hospitals would not be tolerated. China signed a $400 billion gas deal with Russia, binding Moscow more closely to Beijing amid international sanctions for Russian actions in Ukraine. Wendell Scott became the first African-American driver to be elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
3 years ago in 2015: Four Malaysian navy ships began searching for stranded boat people in the first official rescue operation since desperate migrants started washing up on Southeast Asia's shores.. The Family Research Council said it had accepted the resignation of Josh Duggar in the wake of the reality TV star's apology for unspecified bad behavior as a young teen. (Duggar later admitted molesting five underage girls as a teenager, including two of his sisters, cheating on his wife and being addicted to pornography; those revelations led to the cancellation of the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting.") Madison Bumgarner homered off Clayton Kershaw and again outpitched the reigning NL MVP and Cy Young winner, too, as the San Francisco Giants shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers for the third straight day, 4-0.
2 years ago in 2016: President Barack Obama departed on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia, part of his effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic and security cooperation. The U.S. conducted a drone strike in Afghanistan that killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansour. Exaggerator seized the lead at the top of the stretch, splashing past a tiring Nyquist and went on for a 3 1/2-length victory over Cherry Wine in the Preakness.
1 year ago in 2017: President Donald Trump, visiting Riyadh, implored Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries to extinguish "Islamic extremism" emanating from the region, describing a "battle between good and evil" rather than a clash between the West and Islam. North Korea fired a solid-fuel ballistic missile, saying the test was hailed as perfect by leader Kim Jong Un. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation as it performed its last show at the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, ending a 146-year run. Sweden won the ice hockey world championship with a 2-1 shootout victory over two-time defending champion Canada.
Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 77. Hall of Fame MLB manager Bobby Cox is 77. Rock musician Hilton Valentine (The Animals) is 75. Musician Bill Champlin is 71. Singer Leo Sayer is 70. Actress Carol Potter is 70. Former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 67. Actor Mr. T is 66. Music producer/drummer Stan Lynch is 63. Actor Judge Reinhold is 61. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 59. Actor Brent Briscoe is 57. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 52. Actress Fairuza Balk is 44. Rock singer-musician Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 44. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 44. Singer Gotye (born Wouter "Wally" De Backer) is 38. Rock musician Tony LoGerfo (Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real) is 35. Actor Sunkrish Bala is 34. MLB pitcher Andrew Miller (Cleveland Indians) is 33. Actor David Ajala is 32. MLB player Matt Wieters (Washington Nationals) is 32. Actress Ashlie Brillault is 31. Country singer Cody Johnson is 31. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 28. Actress Sarah Ramos is 27. MLB pitcher Joe Ross (Washington Nationals) is 25. British Olympic diver Tom Daley is 24. MLB pitcher Jose Alvarado (Seattle Mariners) is 23.
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Re: May 21st - Happy Birthday Mr. T
1945, actors Humphrey Bogart, 45, and Lauren Bacall, 20, were married at Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio (it was his fourth marriage, her first, and would last until Bogart's death of cancer in 1957).
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Re: May 21st - Happy Birthday Mr. T
In 1970 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young recorded "Ohio."
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